“One day, freelancers will be uttered in the same breath as doctors, lawyers,accountants, and engineers. - John Pagulayan
From his humble beginnings working as a bagger, Mcdonald’s crew, barker, and clown, to being the biggest name in Filipino Freelancing, John Pagulayan has truly come a long way.
Learn how this introvert and manga-loving coach built a successful and fulfilling life as a freelancer.
Be moved and get inspired as John opens up about his freelancing journey, how he was able to land his first premium client and charge $4,750 just for writing 13 emails and how he started revolutionizing the Filipino freelancing landscape by teaching the mindset of coming from a place of help.
This is Part 1 of this 2-part series. Part 2 will be published next week, so stay tuned!
Episode Highlights:
[3:00] Success stories of community members
[11:02] A Day in the Life of John Pagulayan
[15:08] Breaking Stereotypes
[18:34] What his tattoos mean
[19:53] How did he get his first premium client
[20:32] The CCPP Process
[25:06] The growth of The Freelance Movement Tribe
[27:29] Why he started The Freelance Movement Tribe
[28:27] The initial goal of helping just 100 people
[28:55] John The Legend
Quotable Quotes:
It wasn’t hell, but it wasn’t heaven as well. It's fine. You're alive, but you are barely living.
I don't know what it is about Mondays. It just brings a different flow in my life. I don't have to will myself to work on a Monday.
I have layers and it depends on the people who I'm kind of with.
CCPP process which means Connect, Call, Proposal, Paid.
If we just keep doing what we need to do, we're just gonna get there.
I still don't consider myself a coach. When people call me JTL or coach, I still cringe from time to time
The acronym JTL is the nickname the community coined for him which means John The Legend.
Resources and names mentioned:
The Freelance Movement
Mark Jopette Bongolan of Stream It Media
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Hey thanks for listening to this episode! You are awesome! Watch out for Part 2 out this week!
John talked about earning $4,750 just for writing emails on this episode and he and Allan Ngo, are the brains behind their highly-successful course Email Underground Intensive (EUI) which is launching very soon!
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